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SEARCH STILL ONGOING! NDLEA uncovers 12 containers with 340 million Tramadol tablets

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The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) on Thursday said it uncovered 340 million Tramadol tablets at Apapa Port in Lagos.

According to the regulator, the banned tablets were concealed in 12 containers.

The Head of Public Affairs of the agency, Mr Jonah Achema, in a statement on Thursday, said that the tablets were in various dosages, ranging from 120 milligrams to 250 milligrams.

He said the containers were on the watch-list of NDLEA since November 2017 and were brought to Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) for search based on the agency’s reasonable suspicion of the containers containing tramadol.

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He stated that the NCS on Wednesday dropped 28 of 62 containers slated for search, among which 12 of them were been found to contain tramadol.

He said,

“The search is still ongoing.

“Tramadol is a pharmaceutical drug which has been subjected to abuse by the populace.

“In one single operation in November last year, the agency intercepted 160 million tablets of tramadol at the Apapa port which ranged from 220 to 250 milligrams.

“They were imported from India using false documents in the name of an unregistered company,” Achema said.

According to Col. Muhammad Abdallah (retd), Chairman, NDLEA, it is doubtful that this influx of Tramadol is for legitimate use.

“Tramadol, which is a derivative of Opiate is for post-surgery application but even if everybody in Nigeria undergoes surgery every year, we do not need the quantity that enters our country.

“It only suggests their diversion for illicit use,” he said. 

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(NAN)

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